On this page, are listed other web sites where students and teachers
can find botanical exercises or resources useful in the study of plants.

Franklin,
Wilfred. Investigating Effects of Invasive
Species on Plant Community Structure. 2008. American Biology Teacher
70(8):
479– 482.
“Can’t see the trees for the forest?” Franklin
describes a series of activities she uses to introduce basic plant
ecological
sampling and use it to answer some questions about invasive species.
She is
lucky to have a small forest on campus nearby but the exercises could
easily be
adapted to an urban landscape. The effectiveness of the activities in
combating
“plant blindness” (see Schussler below)is indicated by students
frequent
spontaneous use of their cell phones to document their plant
identifications.

Supermarket
Botany teaches students about the differences between
fruits and vegetables, the differences between roots, stems and leaves
and the developmental sequence from flowers to fruits.

Videos

Plants in Motion
website. Watch plants do amazing
things and learn some interesting stuff while you are at it!